If you don’t like brussels sprouts, I guarantee you just haven’t had them cooked properly. Well that ends now. Marinating the brussels sprouts in honey helps counterbalance their bitter flavor, while the spicy kick from the Sriracha gives them a multidimensional flavor. Even if you love to hate brussels sprouts, you’ll devour these babies in no time.

Raw jalapeños are enough to get your mouth burning, but this recipe adds an extra layer of spice with cayenne pepper. Don’t worry. The cheddar and cream cheese filling will help cool your mouth back down. Oh, and then it’s all wrapped in bacon. What more could you want?

If you’re looking for an alternative to processed potato chips, these oven-crisped chickpeas are the healthy go to snack. They’re salty, crunchy, and of course, nice and spicy. Add as much or as little pepper and chili powder as you want to adjust the spice level. Or use completely different spices to give them whatever flavor you want.

End your summer with a bang by making these super flavorful burgers. Fresh peppers and cumin give the patty itself a good kick. But it doesn’t stop there. Top it off with some hot sauce for even more spicy goodness. Thankfully, the lettuce, mayo, and cheese will keep you from sweating bullets.

We can’t forget about all of the vegetarians out there. We’ve got a spicy chickpea recipe for you that even meat eaters are guaranteed to love. Not only is there Sriracha in the patty itself, but the burger is also topped with Sriracha mayo. They also get added flavor from onion, fresh cilantro, cumin, garlic powder, and peanut butter.

I know this is the third chickpea recipe on this list, but they’re the perfect plain base to pick up all kinds of spicy flavors. In this curry, they soak up tons of spicy from black pepper, Sriracha, and (obviously) curry powder. Balance out the spiciness with a little stevia, and you’ve got yourself a simple, healthy, and delicious dinner.

As fall approaches so does squash season. These sweet vegetables serve as the perfect base for all sorts of spicy flavors. Roasting some acorn squash in the oven with some red pepper flakes makes for a quick and easy dinner side that packs quite a punch.

You can also enjoy your spicy squash in the form of soup. Although creamy and comforting, pumpkin soups can be kind of one note in the flavor department. Not so with this recipe. It calls for basically every spice that starts with a c: crushed red pepper, coriander, cumin, and cayenne. A hot pumpkin soup with all of those spices will be sure to warm you up in no time.

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